Dao fruit.

"Ok?"

As soon as Li Kun uttered the phrase "I will die soon", with Qiu Yan's concentration, he couldn't help being moved, and he was about to speak out immediately.

But Li Kun waved his hand, blocked his words, and said: "Qiu Qing, don't be surprised, and don't need to say too much. I have verified this matter from many sources, and there is absolutely no mistake. I know that Aiqing's cultivation is profound, but there are some things. It’s not something that can be offset by supernatural powers alone…”

Speaking of this, he shook his head, sighed, and said in a rather helpless tone: "The king of hell will make people die in the third watch, who dares to keep them until the fifth watch?"

"King of Hell?" With a move in Qiu Yan's heart, he released his perception, covering Li Kun's body, trying to find out a little bit, but as soon as the perception touched his clothes, a torrential force erupted, overwhelming Qiu Yan's perception. Bounced back!

Even the moment of contact and envelopment, in Qiu Yan's perception, it is just a misty one, as if a person is walking in a foggy sky, and can only vaguely see a bright yellow luster in the depths of the fog. Captured a little dragon energy pulse.

On the opposite side, Li Kun didn't notice it. After sighing, his spirits were slightly depressed, but he quickly retuned, showing a bit of a bitter smile, and continued: "Not many people know about this news. Even my queen, The queen mother didn't know about it, and my situation was not caused by a simple illness, even the imperial physician, few people could see the clue, and the only few people who knew about it were all sealed by me."

As soon as he said this, Qiu Yan restrained his perception, knowing that the emperor told him such a secret thing, it could not be a whim, his eyes turned slightly, and his peripheral vision glanced at the white-faced old man Wei Gonggong standing not far away.

Just now, this Eunuch Wei had already dispersed the surrounding guards and Xiao Huangmen, and ordered them to stand further away to ensure that they would not hear what the emperor said.

Qiu Yan can understand this.

There is no small matter in the palace, these guards and the little yellow gate, as long as they leak out what they see and hear, it is enough to cause quite a commotion.It is inevitable that some people will be bribed by foreign officials. The entire palace is so big that it is difficult to determine all the people who have been bribed, let alone.Sometimes the guards and Xiao Huangmen may reveal something inadvertently, and there is no need to bribe them at all.

What Li Kun said right now is too important. To be on the safe side, the best way to prevent it is to let all those who might leak it stay away.

"However, the emperor's safety is equally important, making these people retreat. This weakens their defenses. Does it mean that even if I want to harm the emperor, this Eunuch Wei is confident that he can take me down? Or is there another master hiding? Here After all, it is a big house, some masters are not surprising. Of course. In the palace, the dragon aura is heavy, and the suppression of supernatural powers is even stronger..."

All kinds of thoughts flashed in his mind, but Li Kun on the stomach continued: "Now, I have told Qiu Qing the news, and I have entrusted him with something."

As soon as this remark came out, the dragon energy and luck in the palace changed rapidly.Chao Qiuyan gathered here, making his luck even higher and rising steadily!

"Tuo Gu?"

Immediately, a word appeared in Qiu Yan's heart.

Although Li Kun is young and has not been on the throne for a long time, he is not without descendants.It's just that he is still young, if his life is not long as he said, then after his death, his son will ascend the throne.It is a young emperor.

In Darui, there is almost no precedent for a young emperor ascending the throne.

"...I know that Aiqing has now become a great Confucian master, and his ambition is not in power, so he can entrust you with peace of mind. In addition, the position of Guozijian with you is also here. That Dr. Guozijian can preach and solve doubts is enough for Aiqing Pass on your own opinions and what you have learned to your students and show it to the world!"

"So that's why..."

After hearing this, Qiu Yan's thoughts changed, and he had a clear understanding of many things that happened today.

Today's award, three positions, the official rank is no more than the fifth rank, it seems not high, but it involves three parties, from influence, power, to academic ability, it is not something that can be clearly explained by pure rank, it can be described as grand.

What's more, Li Kun is still suppressing Qiu Yan's military exploits and saving it for future rewards. From this aspect, this reward has greatly exceeded Qiu Yan's expectation.

You must know that the army formed by Qiu Yan has now been incorporated into the national war front, and some of Qiu Yan's deeds on the grassland have long been regarded as an integral part of the national war. But no matter how successful that army is, when it comes to meritorious deeds, Qiu Yan can still get credit for it.

It can be said that the purpose of suppressing combat achievements now is to accumulate them. When the time comes, giving them in one go will definitely be much better than consuming them in advance.

Taking a step back, even if the situation of the battle changes, Qiu Yan will never spit out the rewards that Qiu Yan has already received.

Of course, there is still a little hidden problem here, that is, the identity of Brother Qiu Yan, which also determines that he cannot get a high-level position at present, otherwise, what the censor proposed would not be "excessive rewards", but "The way of the monster is wronging the country".

"Now it seems that this Supreme Emperor is exchanging something with me. He knows that what great Confucians and masters want is nothing more than the spread of theories, so he agrees with me and gives me the title of Doctor of Imperial College. This title does not need to waste energy. To manage the Guozijian, but to be able to teach students in it..."

While Qiu Yan was thinking, Li Kun, who was on the opposite side, said again: "I have read both of Aiqing's classics, and the painting of "Yubu" covers thousands of miles, every detail, and there are all kinds of mysteries. , is indeed an important weapon of the country, and should not be shown to others easily, even if the original copy is copied from the original in the future, it will not be possible to publish it in the world, in case it is taken advantage of by those who are interested, it will be passed on to the generals in the army at most."

The meaning of these words is to treat the scrolls of the Ministry of Public Affairs as military secrets and store them up. It seems that it is not good for Qiu Yan, but it is actually a very high evaluation.

A painting is solemnly collected by the royal family, and even the authentic copy, which is born out of the original and does not have much order, is afraid of being read by interested people and threatening the safety of the country. Does it mean that a painting can move the fate of the country?

The fact is also the same, the publicity section of "Wu Jing Zong Yao" is related to geography, and it is very helpful for marching. Da Rui can use it to defeat the enemy, but if the enemy gets it, he can also know Da Rui's geography like the back of his hand.

For these, Qiu Yan had already expected this, so it was not surprising, not to mention that he is the author, even if the classics of calligraphy and painting are not around, he can still display the power of classics. Naturally, he has no objection to Li Kun's decision to collect Yubu.

Moreover, in order to gather enough popularity and maintain the inheritance of humanism and Shinto, there must be things to leave a name in history, and the royal family's collection of pictures can completely achieve this idea.

What's more, even if the original is collected, it is impossible not to dilute the original, but there will be a little reservation. These things are tacitly understood by both parties.

Seeing that Qiu Yan didn't say much, Li Kun knew that the other party understood what he meant, so he said again: "As for "Zhibu", it can be called the essence. It inherits the wisdom of the predecessors and inspires the thoughts of the future. It coincides with me, so in the next reform of the military system, I hope that Aiqing can start."

At this time, Qiu Yan understood the emperor's thoughts, and also understood the origin of the position of "private secretary".

But then, he opened his mouth and said: "As far as I know, neither the horse minister nor the king's minister approves of the reform of the military system. On the contrary, some young officials are quite moved by it, but what they want is not in line with your majesty's request." Not the same."

The reform of the military system, in simple terms, seems to be aimed at improving the combat effectiveness of the army, but strictly speaking, the easiest way to increase combat effectiveness is to have money in the treasury, pay enough, replenish soldiers, and meet supplies. With these material foundations , and then strengthen ideological construction, it is not difficult to train a strong army.

This is also Wang Fu's idea. If the national treasury is filled, it will naturally have money to strengthen the army. Now that the new law has begun to take effect, the treasury has some surplus money, but the sudden outbreak of national war is a gold-swallowing monster. The foundation accumulated with great difficulty was exhausted, so this time, Wang Fu faintly stood on the stand of the peace faction.

But from the emperor's point of view, strengthening the army is only one of the goals. The former Li Kun may have valued the achievements of building a career and expanding the territory, but if his life is really short, if he still pursues these industries, he will inevitably die in the middle of the road. , leaving a mess, making it difficult to clean up the situation, so at this time, he still wants to reform the military system, the reason is that...

"Consolidate military power, flatten the top of the army, and strengthen the control of the army. The emperor wants to lay a foundation for future generations..."

After thinking about this point clearly, when Qiu Yan looked at Li Kun again, his senses of people inevitably changed to a certain extent.

The tiredness on Li Kun's face became more and more intense, but he still said: "I don't want to love you. I have made a decision now, but you are a great Confucian and a monk. You have long-lived vision and are proficient in the inheritance of humanity. It will definitely be helpful to Darui." , these things, I hope you can think about them, but fortunately, Aiqing will be a Hanlin scholar in the future, and she can always be by my side, so you can talk slowly about a lot of things."

All three positions have a purpose.

"The abilities of the three are all useful. They have given me kindness and made the old and new parties vigilant, making it difficult for me to be in harmony with the two parties. This emperor's mind is not in vain..."

After Qiu Yan walked out of the imperial study, he couldn't help sighing, but when he recalled that when he left, Li Kun was tired and sitting at the desk reviewing the memorial, and he couldn't help feeling a little strange.

"Everyone in the world has what they want, even if they use their minds, they can't kill many..."

With this thought, a Legalist order in the sky beat faintly.

"However, the emperor deliberately asked the king to read the decree. Is there any deep meaning in it?"

After thinking about it, he walked out of the palace, and then his heart was shaken, he felt a huge momentum roaring towards him, he immediately restrained his thoughts and concentrated his mind!

In the distance, in the huge city, there are halos of light rising up——

Halo!

Confucianism gathered!